Archive for October 8th, 2010

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas informed US envoy George Mitchell that he would resign if settlement construction resumed. The renewal of settlement construction will not only bring about the collapse of peace talks but it will also induce the resignation of Abbas from the post of Palestinian Authority president, Israeli daily Haareyz reported on Friday,...Read more »

More efforts are needed to help domestic helpers escape the trappings of their profession in Kuwait, a human rights watchdog has said. In a report on the status of domestic helpers in the northern Arabian Gulf state, Human Rights Watch said that they have minimal protection against employers who withhold salaries, force them to...Read more »

Uzbekistan has donated 100 copies of a book written by its president to Qatar University (QU). The copies of the book “High Morality, Invincible Strength” by Islam Karimov were presented to Aisha Al Mannai, QU Dean of College of Shariah and Islamic Studies (CSIS) by Abdurafik Khoshimov, the ambassador of Uzbekistan to Qatar, in...Read more »

Qatar plans to recruit 150 doctors from Egypt in the first phase of its headhunt for medical staff, Qatari media reported. The medical authorities will start next month recruiting doctors for primary health centres and family medicine departments, Qatari daily The Peninsula reported on Friday. The 150 doctors will be recruited between November and...Read more »